The stock market’s $400 billion test, Bryce’s thesis card reveal & a 3-in-1 pitch for the Community Portfolio
6/10/202634 min
The biggest names in AI and technology are about to ask investors for an eye-watering $400 billion. SpaceX is heading to market, OpenAI and Anthropic are lining up behind it. Bryce and Ren unpack why the next few months could be the biggest test yet for the AI investment narrative, Bryce reveals his stock thesis framework using Intuitive Surgical as a case study, and for the first time 3 x stocks are pitched for the Equity Mates Community Portfolio.
In this episode:
00:00 — The $400 billion AI market stress test
01:31 — SpaceX IPO demand explodes
05:47 — Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic chase capital
09:11 — Why IPO investors should slow down
10:40 — South Korea’s AI-fuelled bonus boom
14:13 — Bryce reveals his stock thesis cards
15:48 — Intuitive Surgical: thesis, risks and valuation
23:15 — Community Portfolio update and Bitcoin review
26:43 — GE Vernova, Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries pitch
ETFs and Stocks mentioned: SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Facebook, Twitter, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP), Block (NYSE: XYZ), SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), DaVinci Surgical System, DHHF, Bitcoin, Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF, GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), Siemens Energy (ETR: ENR), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TYO: 7011)
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